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Ohio State Route 872

Moundsville Bridge
Moundsville Bridge2016.jpg
The Moundsville Bridge in 2016
Carries
WV 2 Spur / SR 872
Crosses Ohio River
Official name Arch A. Moore Bridge
Characteristics
Design Through arch
Longest span 912 feet (278 m)
History
Inaugurated August 15, 1986
Moundsville Bridge map.svg

West Virginia Route 2 Spur
Location: Moundsville

State Route 872
Location: Mead Township

The Moundsville Bridge is a four-lane through arch bridge that connects Mead Township, Ohio and Moundsville, West Virginia across the Ohio River. The approach routes to the bridge carries Ohio State Route 872 (SR 872) on the Ohio side and the unsigned West Virginia Route 2 Spur on the West Virginia side. The bridge is also officially known as the Arch A. Moore Bridge, named after the former West Virginia governor Arch A. Moore, Jr..

The western approach to the bridge begins at a diamond interchange with Ohio State Route 7 in rural Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio. North of the interchange, Township Road 533 but towards the bridge, the four-lane, divided SR 872 begins. The road curves to the east and has intersections with access roads (TR 533) to the R.E. Burger Power Plant. First, SR 872 passes over TR 533 and railroad lines before beginning the Moundsville Bridge itself. Near the north bank of the river, the bridge crosses the state line where SR 872 ends and WV 2 Spur begins. After passing the main span, the road begins descending into Moundsville passing over local streets and a railroad. WV 2 Spur ends at a signalized intersection with WV 2 (Lafayette Avenue) and 12th Street in the central business district of Moundsville.


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